Facts about Service Animals in the Hospitality Industry
Horses, and ducks and monkeys! Oh, my! We are approaching one of the craziest travel seasons of the year, and you could very well be sitting next to a miniature horse, duck or monkey if you are traveling on an…
Don’t Miss the Looming Deadline, Preparing for April 1st H-1B Visa Filings
For further details on H-1B visa filings and other work visa options, attend Pabian’s ProLinks webinar on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST. A longer version of this article can be found in the Winter 2015 issue…
Adding Diversity and Taking the Scare out of the Visa Process in the Club and Hospitality Industries
As someone that often speaks about visas and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residency (green cards), there are two common looks that I see in the audience when I start my presentations – a look of dread that the presentation will be…
Happy 20th Anniversary to Lucinda Hart, a Key Ingredient to HFTP’s Success
Running an association is a lot like a team challenge on a chef competition, where the team is given a box of ingredients that need to be used to make a meal. It takes a lot of creativity, risk, diligence…
Follow Me, I’m Right Behind You!
I recently had the opportunity to present the opening keynote session at the HFTP Club and Hotel Controllers Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. As another benefit to HFTP members I will be presenting the webinar, “Follow Me, I’m Right Behind You…
Pay or Play? Deciding on Employee Health Care Coverage
Pay or Play? I started my second day listening to the Thursday Keynote’s, Shawn Achor’s, excellent presentation on how concentrating on the positives improves your career success. I ended the day wondering how I was going to apply his principles to…
The One Missing Tip in This Giant List of Legal Tips
A recent series of legal tips on Hotel News Now attempts to provide hotel owners and operators with practical steps to overcome common human resources pitfalls. Article 1: 26 legal tips for hotel HR professionals Article 2: More legal tips…
What Bill Marriott’s Parting Words Mean to Your Company
Bill Marriott stepped down recently as CEO of Marriott International. In the flood of news coverage, the focus has been on three things: His business history His successor The future of the company and the industry In general, the news…
The Knowledge Exchange [An Educational Meet-up]
Why the Knowledge Exchange is a Different Kind of Conference Attending conferences is something I don’t always look forward to, even as a meeting professional. I always like education sessions and gaining key takeaways from them, but I also want…
New Issue of The Bottomline Covers the Tax Relief Act and More
We just released the April/May issue of The Bottomline, HFTP’s bi-monthly publication. The issue’s general theme features articles on: How to navigate the Tax Relief Act How organizations managed HR in a slow economy Updates to the enterprise communication system…